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• The cool down begins as showers move out

  13-10-2015 23:20
  
  Tuesday brought a cold front and a little rain…Wednesday brings sunshine and cooler air behind that front. And while temperatures still will be mild, topping out above normal in the upper 60s, this is a sign of things to come over the next few days. Temperatures will slide throughout the rest of the work week, […]
  
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• Police Investigate Baby's Death in Newington

  13-10-2015 23:12
  
  Newington police are investigating the untimely death of a 6-month-old baby girl that was reported around 8 a.m. on Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Middletown woman called 911 76 times for non-emergencies, including losing phone while drunk

  13-10-2015 23:05
  
  MIDDLETOWN — Police have arrested a woman after she called 911 dozens of times in 2015 for non-emergencies. On October 3, at 7:30 p.m., Michelle Davis, of Middletown, called 911 and then hung up. Police were dispatched to her home to investigate if there was an emergency. When they arrived, they learned that Davis called […]
  
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• Man Pulled Victim's Hair, Barricaded Himself in Home: PD

  13-10-2015 23:05
  
  Southington police arrested a man accused of barricading himself in a home after pulling someone else's hair out of anger, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• See It Share It: Beautiful Fall Color Across Connecticut

  13-10-2015 22:45
  
  Send photos to [email protected]!Photo Credit: Chris Weedon Jr.
  
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• No Criminal Aspect in Death of Man Found Dead Along Franklin Road

  13-10-2015 22:36
  
  State police have ruled that "there was no criminal aspect" in the death of a man found dead on the side of the road in Franklin last month.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Investigate Attempted Bank Robbery in Manchester

  13-10-2015 21:43
  
  Manchester Police are investigating an attempted bank robbery at the First Niagara.Photo Credit: Manchester Police
  
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• Crews Pull Stolen Car from Shenipsit Lake in Ellington

  13-10-2015 21:41
  
  Crews have responded to 1 Snipsic Lake Road in Ellington, near Shenipsit Lake, after a car went into the water.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Police Investigating Untimely Death in Newington

  13-10-2015 21:40
  
  Newington police are investigating an untimely death that was reported around 8 a.m. on Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State Police Major Crimes investigating untimely death of 6-month-old in Newington

  13-10-2015 21:35
  
  NEWINGTON–State Police Major Crimes Unit is investigating an untimely death of an infant in Newington. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning in a home on Timothy Street, and the 6-month-old died at the hospital. Newington Police responded, and requested the help of the State Police. Everyone involved with the incident is cooperating with […]
  
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• State Police Major Crimes investigating untimely death in Newington

  13-10-2015 21:35
  
  NEWINGTON–State Police Major Crimes Unit is investigating an untimely death in Newington. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Newington Police responded, and requested the help of the State Police. Everyone involved with the incident is cooperating with the investigation, police say.
  
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• Dept. of Consumer Protection seeks info on Hamden man doing home improvement without registration

  13-10-2015 21:18
  HAMDEN–The Department of Consumer Protection is asking for the public’s help. Recently, they say James Delmaro, 44, of Hamden, has been offering to perform home improvement work on homes without a registration–which he was denied in 2008. Delmaro may have offered to do work under any of the following names or businesses or registration numbers: […]
  
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• Police identify Hartford couple shot and killed in murder-suicide

  13-10-2015 20:57
  
  HARTFORD — Police have identified a married couple killed in a murder-suicide Monday afternoon. Police say Ramon Villa, 48, shot and killed his wife Reyna Villa, 38, with a shotgun and then took his own life. Police say it happened at 1020 Broad St. in a 3rd-floor apartment around 12:50 p.m. The shooting is the city’s […]
  
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• Police ID Couple Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Hartford

  13-10-2015 20:54
  
  A 48-year-old man and his 38-year-old wife are dead in an apparent murder-suicide on Broad Street in Hartford on Monday.
  
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• Utah vandal follows conscience, pays for vandalism damages 25 years later

  13-10-2015 20:50
  
  OREM, Utah — A Utah vandal has decided to make things right 25 years later. The City of Orem received a letter on Monday with $500 cash explaining the sender had vandalized bathrooms at a local park in 1990. The letter stated: “Many years ago in my youth (1990), I and a couple of friends vandalized […]
  
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• Man Charged in Beating, Robbery of Bristol Man

  13-10-2015 20:39
  
  Bristol police have arrested a man in connection with the beating and robbery of a 67-year-old man last month.Photo Credit: Bristol Police
  
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• Coca Cola Truck Slowed Morning Commute

  13-10-2015 20:33
  
  A tractor-trailer carrying Coca Cola products caught fire on Interstate 84 East in East Hartford, between exits 56 and 57, on Tuesday morning, which caused delays during the morning commute.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Vandals Did “Donuts” on Southington Playing Fields

  13-10-2015 20:19
  
  Vandals damaged some playing fields in Southington, forcing the town park and recreation department to cancel all adult softball league games scheduled for Tuesday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Burglary Suspects Found in Camp in Woods

  13-10-2015 19:53
  
  State police have arrested two homeless people suspected of committing several burglaries in Thompson, Woodstock, Putnam and Killingly.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police in Southington searching for woman who followed children walking down street

  13-10-2015 19:49
  
  SOUTHINGTON — Police are searching for a woman they say followed 2 children as they walked down the street Sunday evening. On October 11, around 7:15 p.m. police received a report of a suspicious person near Deckert Drive and Silo Drive. Police say a woman driving a BMW got out of the car and began […]
  
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• Volkswagen movie in the works with Leonardo DiCaprio

  13-10-2015 19:25
  
  LONDON — The Volkswagen diesel scandal is set to get the Hollywood treatment. Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way is planning to make a movie about the scandal, basing it on a yet-to-be-written book by New York Times journalist Jack Ewing. “Appian Way has acquired an option on the rights,” Ewing told CNNMoney. Ewing’s agent […]
  
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• 2 People Hit by Vehicle in Killingly Supermarket Parking Lot

  13-10-2015 19:02
  
  Two people were struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of a Stop & Shop in Killingly and have been transported to Day Kimball Hospital as a precaution, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Falcons Try To Remain Undefeated Against Saints On Thursday Night Football

  13-10-2015 18:51
  
  By Shawn Lealos
  Week six of the 2015 NFL season features a game that at one time looked like it could be a battle for the NFC South, but now features two teams at different ends of the spectrum. The Atlanta Falcons are undefeated, at 5-0, while the New Orleans Saints sit in dead last in the division at 1-4. The Saints are trying to save their season while the Falcons just want to keep rolling. Here is a look at the Falcons vs. Saints week six Thursday Night Football game.
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• Seattle bride and groom thrilled by Presidential photobomb

  13-10-2015 18:50
  
  SEATTLE, Washington — A Seattle couple was thrilled after their wedding day photoshoot was photobombed late last week. Why you might ask? Take a close look at the photos shared with KCPQ-TV by photographer Rebecca Phillips of Rebecca Jane Photography. See that Boeing 747 way up at the top? “Right after I took this image […]
  
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• Pepsi Unveiling Smart Phone In China

  13-10-2015 18:50
  
  HARTFORD (CBS Connecticut) – Forget about Android vs. Apple, the next tech battle could be Pepsi vs. Coke.
  That’s right, soda maker Pepsi is selling a smartphone. The Purchase, New York-based company is teaming up with a licensing partner in China to market a line of mobile phones, reports Computer World.
  The Pepsi P1 is expected to launch next Tuesday, with a price tag of $205.
  But if you want to get one, you’ll have to go to China.
  They won’t be sold in the United
  
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• October 12 – October 16

  13-10-2015 18:45
  
  Wednesday, October 14 Connecticut Tourism 14th Annual Money Conference For Women
  
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• Julianne Moore Creates Gun Safety Campaign: ‘I’ve Got To Do Something’

  13-10-2015 18:42
  
  NEW YORK, NY (CBS Hartford) – Oscar winner Julianne Moore was deeply saddened and affected by the tragic events that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.
  She told PEOPLE magazine, “I remember my daughter [Liv, 12] came to work with me that day. I was doing a movie in Queens and when we got into the van, I actually said to the driver, ‘Turn the radio off.’ She was young so the whole day, I kept the TV and the radio off.”
  Later that evening at her
  
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• In Connecticut primaries, voters favor Clinton and Trump

  13-10-2015 17:59
  
  HAMDEN — Connecticut voters follow the national trend and are leading toward the party front runners in the race for the presidency, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. Donald Trump leads the race in a Republican presidential primary in Connecticut with 34 percent. That is his highest score in any Quinnipiac University […]
  
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• Rihanna, The Weeknd, Selena Gomez To Play ‘Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show’

  13-10-2015 17:56
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  Rihanna, The Weeknd and Selena Gomez will perform at this year’s “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” which will air December 8th on CBS.
  Related: Watch Taylor Swift Behind the Scenes at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
  The show will also of course feature Victoria’s Secret Angels including Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel and Lily Aldridge.
  Past performers on the show have included
  
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• Child Struck By Car Dies

  13-10-2015 17:49
  
  (East Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – East Hartford police say a little boy struck by a car Sunday has now died.
  The 2-year-old child was struck by a motor vehicle Sunday morning at 121 Sawka Drive.
  First responders and officers found the boy inside a home at 125 Sawka Drive, where he’d been taken by family members after he was hit.
  The child was rushed to Hartford Hospital.
  His name was not released by police.
  The investigation is continuing.
  
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• Pharmacy Robbed Of Oxycodone

  13-10-2015 17:41
  
  WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) – Police are investigating the robbery of more than 1,000 oxycodone pills from a Wallingford pharmacy.
  Police say a man entered the CVS on North Colony Road at about 8 p.m. Monday and handed the pharmacist a note demanding the prescription painkillers and warning that he had a gun he would use to “shoot up” the store.
  No gun was shown and no one was injured.
  After being given the pills, police say he ran from the store toward a nearby Dunkin’ Donut
  
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• FBI Searching House, Barn in Manchester

  13-10-2015 17:41
  
  FBI agents are searching a house and barn at 30 Hudson Street in Manchester and they have been there since early Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• See the very different debating styles of Clinton and Sanders

  13-10-2015 17:38
  
  WASHINGTON — All eyes will be on Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the two leading Democratic candidates, at Tuesday’s CNN Democratic presidential debate. This will be their first meeting as opposing candidate and there are a few similarities in their styles. The former secretary of state is the veteran debater with no less than 25 […]
  
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• New Quinnipiac Poll In Presidential Race

  13-10-2015 17:36
  
  (Hamden, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A new poll on the presidential race as it pertains to Connecticut voters is out from Quinnipiac University.
  A survey released this morning shows Donald Trump tops among Republicans with Hillary Clinton still in the lead among Democrats, despite a drop in her popularity.
  The Q-poll has Trump garnering 34% with Dr. Ben Carson at 14 %.
  Meantime Clinton leads among the democrats with 37% but she’s down 16% when compared to the last survey of Connecticut
  
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• 9-Year-Old Boy Sends Heartwarming Letter To Hurt Police Officer

  13-10-2015 17:36
  
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut)– A  young boy wrote a heartwarming letter to a Connecticut police officer who was hurt on-duty.
  WFSB-TV reports New London Officer Anthony Nolan hurt his knee two weeks ago while losing his footing. A 9-year-old boy who Nolan reads to taped a letter to his door while he was recuperating.
  “My mom says you’re hurt. I’m sad because you can’t read to me. I don’t have a dad, only you read to me,” the little boy wrote.
  
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• Little Boy Hit by Car in East Hartford Has Died: Police

  13-10-2015 17:31
  
  A little boy who was hit by a car in East Hartford on Sunday morning has died, according to police.
  
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• Child struck by car in East Hartford over the weekend has died

  13-10-2015 17:28
  
  EAST HARTFORD — On Sunday, October 11, a child was hit by a car on Sawka Drive. Responding officers found the injured child inside a home where he had been carried by family members after the accident occurred. Tuesday, Sgt. Michael DeMaine of the East Hartford Police Department announced the child has died. The driver is […]
  
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• Woman Approached Children in Southington: Police

  13-10-2015 17:18
  
  Police are investigating reports of a driver approaching two children as they walked down a street in Southington on Sunday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police, FBI searching house and barn in Manchester

  13-10-2015 17:01
  
  MANCHESTER — Local police and FBI officials are searching a house on Hudson Street Tuesday. The house and barn are located at 30 Hudson St. The first officers were on scene around 6:30 a.m. according to neighbors. Neighbors said the same family has lived there since about 2006. There are many cars outside the property, many […]
  
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• Car Bursts Into Flames on I-95 North in Clinton

  13-10-2015 16:55
  
  Traffic was stopped on Interstate 95 North in Clinton on Tuesday morning when a car burst into flames.Photo Credit: Connectcut Department of Transportation
  
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• Pet of the Week – Chloe

  13-10-2015 16:33
  
  HARTFORD – Chloe is a happy, energetic little girl. She’s about 8-years-old. and has a little gray around her muzzle, but is friendly and curious. She has one floppy ear and loves to play. If you are interested in Chloe, or other pets that need homes, contact the CT Humane Society. And don’t forget the […]
  
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• Aunt sues 8-year-old Westport boy over ‘exuberant’ greeting leading to fall

  13-10-2015 16:24
  
  BRIDGEPORT — An aunt is suing her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 for injuries she says she sustained from his over-exuberant greeting. The Connecticut Post reports that Jennifer Connell, of New York City, says the Westport boy acted unreasonably when he leaped into her arms four years ago at his birthday party when he was just eight. […]
  
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• The truth about sweets

  13-10-2015 16:23
  
  The holiday season is coming up and that means more ‘sweet treats’ at gatherings. But there are additives in these ‘sweet treats’ that are not so sweet when it comes to your health…What do all these sweeteners mean? Which one is safer to consume? The main types of sugar sweeteners are table sugar (also known […]
  
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• Head lice: How to spot it and get rid of it

  13-10-2015 16:22
  
  Lice is transmitted mostly by head to head contact.  Also can be transmitted by combs, towels, brushes. Lice is the second most common infection in kids, lagging slightly behind the common cold.  Estimates are that 1 in 4 elementary students get lice each year. Best way to tell your child has lice is to comb […]
  
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• A Few Showers, Big Changes Ahead

  13-10-2015 16:04
  
  Showers moved through the state this morning, especially in eastern Connecticut, and more shower activity is expected later this afternoon and early this evening.Photo Credit: Tyler JankoskiThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 2 Kansas City firefighters die when part of building collapses

  13-10-2015 16:02
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two Kansas City, Missouri, firefighters have died after part of an apartment building collapsed on them and two of their colleagues during a fire. The crews were pulling back from the unstable structure when a wall gave way Monday evening, officials said. “Two firefighters pronounced dead as a result of collapse […]
  
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• Aaron Hernandez in court as DA seeks access to evidence

  13-10-2015 15:45
  
  BOSTON  — Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is  in court for a pretrial hearing in the 2012 slaying of two Boston men. Hernandez is charged with murder in the shootings of Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu, two men he encountered at a Boston nightclub. During a hearing in Suffolk Superior Court last […]
  
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• Oregon sells $10.8 million worth of pot in the first 6 days

  13-10-2015 15:27
  
  NEW YORK — It’s a big pot payday. Dispensaries in Oregon sold $10.8 million worth of recreational marijuana in the first six days it was legal, said the Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association. Recreational sales became legal in Oregon on October 1, and the association has only tallied revenue through October 6. Based on the […]
  
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• Man Stole 1,000 OxyContin Pills from Wallingford CVS

  13-10-2015 15:25
  
  A man threatened to shoot up a Wallingford CVS if the pharmacist did not give him all the OxyContin in the shop, then fled with more than 1,000 pills, according to police
  
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• Recipe: Caramel Popcorn

  13-10-2015 15:16
  
  Here's the caramel popcorn recipe from Root & Bone in NYC, where side dishes take center stage.
  
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